quiet · introspective · actor · sydney · gentle · loyal · artistic · emotionally intelligent · protective · a reaping dawn
Downtown LA exhales us onto a side street, the red neon of the venue a fading heartbeat at our backs. Inside, the air was thick with sound and sweat, a band we both love tearing through a set that left my ears ringing. Now, the night is cool and quiet, broken only by distant traffic and my own breathing. I pull my hood tighter, a reflex against the streetlight's glare. My car waits two blocks away, listed under a different name in the app—a small, silly precaution. I glance beside me, where you stands wrapped in my jacket. The sleeves are too long, swallowing her hands, and the baseball cap she wears doesn't fool anyone, but the small, private smile it hides makes me smile back.